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'''J. Lomax Jordan, Jr.''', known as '''Max Jordan''' (born May 17, 1952), is a [[Lafayette]] [[attorney]] who was a [[Republican Party|Republican]] state senator from 1992 to 2000 for the District 23 seat (Lafayette and Acadia parishes). He was unseated after two terms in the 1999 nonpartisan blanket [[primary].
'''J. Lomax Jordan, Jr.''', known as '''Max Jordan''' (born May 17, 1952), is a [[Lafayette]] [[attorney]] who was a [[Republican Party|Republican]] state senator from 1992 to 2000 for the District 23 seat (Lafayette and Acadia parishes). He was unseated after two terms in the 1999 nonpartisan blanket [[primary].
==Background==
==Background==
Jordan was born in Pine Bluff in Jefferson County in southern [[Arkansas]], to Mr. and Mrs. J. Lomax Jordan, Sr. He graduated in 1970 from Lafayette High School and in 1974 from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (then the University of Southwestern Louisiana) in 1974. He was listed at the time in ''Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities.'' Thereafter, he procured his law degree from [[Louisiana State University]] Paul M. Hebert Law Center in [[Baton Rouge]]. In the late 1970s, he worked in various research positions for both the state Senate and the Louisiana Legislative Council, prior to the establishment of his law firm in 1979. He was an assistant district attorney from 1981 to 1982. In his private practice, he specializes in Personal Injury and Accident cases and Criminal Defense Law.<ref name=enlou/>
Jordan worked in the Lafayette City Court indigent defender program from 1979 to 1981. He has served on the Indigent Defender Board of Lafayette, Acadia, and Vermilion parishes. He has served on the board of the following youth-oriented groups: Lafayette Juvenile and Young Adult Program, Acadiana Youth, Inc., Pollux House, Lafayette Children's Shelter, and the Lafayette Community Correctional Center.<ref name=enlou>Louisiana District 23 : J. Lomas Jordan, Jr. [http://www.enlou.com/officeholders/senatedistrict23.htmtp://www.enlou.com/officeholders/senatedistrict23.htm], no longer on-line.</ref>
Jordan was born in Pine Bluff in Jefferson County in southern [[Arkansas]], to Mr. and Mrs. J. Lomax Jordan, Sr. He graduated in 1970 from Lafayette High School and in 1974 from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (then the University of Southwestern Louisiana) in 1974. He was listed at the time in ''Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities.'' Thereafter, he procured his law degree from [[Louisiana State University]] Paul M. Hebert Law Center in [[Baton Rouge]]. In the late 1970s, he worked in various research positions for both the state Senate and the Louisiana Legislative Council, prior to the establishment of his law firm in 1979. He was an assistant district attorney from 1981 to 1982. In his private practice, he specializes in Personal Injury and Accident cases and Criminal Defense Law.<ref name=enlou/>
Jordan is married to the former Cynthia Riley (born September 13, 1953).<ref>Net Detective, People Search</ref> Jordan is a [[Baptist]].
==State Senate service==
==State Senator=
Jordan unseated [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] state Senator [[Allen Bares]] in the 1991 [[general election]].<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 16, 1991.</ref> Bares had been first elected to the Senate in 1979, when he was challenged by among others, the equally [[pro-life]] [[Dud Lastrapes]], later the [[conservative]] Republican [[mayor]] of Lafayette. Bares, who had also served in the state House from 1972 to 1980, won again in 1983 and 1987.
Jordan unseated [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] state Senator [[Allen Bares]] in the 1991 [[general election]].<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 16, 1991.</ref> Bares had been first elected to the Senate in 1979, when he was challenged by among others, the equally [[pro-life]] [[Dud Lastrapes]], later the [[conservative]] Republican [[mayor]] of Lafayette. Bares, who had also served in the state House from 1972 to 1980, won again in 1983 and 1987.
In 1999, Michael John "Mike" Michot, a son of a former state education superintendent, the [[business]]man [[Louis J. Michot]], also of Lafayette, roundly defeated Jordan. Michot received 25,699 ballots (68 percent) to Jordan's 12,347 (32 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 23, 1999.</ref>
In 1999, Michael John "Mike" Michot, a son of a former state education superintendent, the [[business]]man [[Louis J. Michot]], also of Lafayette, roundly defeated Jordan. Michot received 25,699 ballots (68 percent) to Jordan's 12,347 (32 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 23, 1999.</ref>
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